BeverlyA. "Bev" Ort

Beverly "Bev" Ort, 59, of Canastota, passed away Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. Born in Oxford, NJ, Bev had been a resident of the Chittenango-Canastota area the past 33 years. She had been a nanny for the Ojugbeli family in Chittenango for six years and previously was employed for over 10 years at the former Kopp's Canteen Restaurant in Chittenango. Bev was a member of the Believers Chapel in Canastota.

Surviving are her daughter, Jillian Near of Canastota; her son, Brandon (Deanna) Ort of Canastota; her former husband, John Barry Ort of Elmira; her stepsons, John Douglas (Michelle) Ort of Oxford, NJ, and Robert (Carol) Ort of Mystic, CT; her sisters, Georgeanne Decker and Debra Schelling, both of Washington, NJ; a grandson, Brady Ort; three stepgrandchildren, David, John Douglas Jr. and Holly Ort; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Patricia Decker, and her brother, Dennis Decker.